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Plantation of Kirks at the desire of the heritors and Presbytery. The earliest reference to this parish which has yet been
discovered is in a charter granted in 1270 by Maldowen the third Earl of Lennox." (Irving's History of Dumbartonshire).
"The lands in this parish, as may readily be conceived from the larger manufacturing population, are all cultivated according
to the most improved methods, Furrow draining has been adopted to some extent, and with the usual good effects. The subsoil
plough has been but partially used, but in some instances where it has been tried, it has doubled the value of the land.
The horses generally used for agricultural purposes are the Clydesdale breed. The cows are chiefly of the Ayrshire variety, and
considered to be excellent for the purposes of the dairy". - New Stat Act [Statistical Account]
There is no portion of this parish detached, nor part or parts of any other Parish, contained within the proper boundary
of this parish.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 4 - Parish of Bonhill, OS1/9/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Bonhill.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.